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SMALL FRUITS, TREES,
SHRUBS, VINES AND ROSES
1922
Season
MINN. NO. 3 STRAWBERRY
HARDY, PRODUCTIVE, AND DELICIOUS
For Description See Inside Back Cover
Ransom Nurseries
Geneva, Ohio
LOCATED ON NORTH RIDGE 4 MILES EAST OF GENEVA.
To Our Friends and Customers
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III presenting' onr descriptive catalogue for 1922, we express our appreciation for
the liberal patronage extended to us, and we shall endeavor to merit this confidence-
by continual evidence of our fair and honorable methods.
OUR NORTHERN LOCATION is worth brief mention, for it is a known fact that
Northern grown stock has not the soft growth of Southern and Western stock. The
loam soil, rich in nitrogen, makes a mass of fibrous roots, with strong forcing power.
INSPECTION CERTIFICATES are attached to every shipment, and plants are
fumigated wherever state laws require. Our new building is equipped with a modern
fumigating room.
TERMS. Cash with order. We will ship C. O. D. providing 25% of the total of
your order is sent in cash.
DEAL WITH THE GROWER. Our prices are 25 to 75% lower than agents prices.
Compare our prices with those of any other reliable nursery.
OUR LIABILITY. Every care is used in packing and filling orders. Should anjr
trees or plants prove not true to name we will refund purchase price or replace stock
on proper proof, but in no case shall we be liable for a greater sum than the price of
the stock.
SHIPPING SEASONS. In the spring start about March 1st, and in the fall about
October 15th.
The steady growth of our business means we have pleased our customers. This fall
we move into our new fireproof concrete building, the outgrowth of five successful
seasons.
PARCEL POST C. O. D. If any of our customers are short of money when they
send in their orders, they can send us just one-fourth of the total amount with the
order, and we will send the plants C. O. D. for the balance and cost of postage.
Raspberries, blackberries, currants, roses, grape vines, and small trees not over
two or three feet at 2c each extra delivered by parcel post. Strawberry plants 25c per
100.
SHIPPING PACKAGES. We use half-bushel baskets for small shipments of straw-
berries by parcel post or express. Large orders are shipped in crates. Other plants in
boxes or barrels. Your orders will be most carefully packed so as to reach you in good
condition.
QUALITY OF STOCK. We believe our prices are as low as good stock can be grown
and sold for. We do not sell cheap stock. It is dear at any price, and would be expen-
sive to the fruit grower if given away.
CATALOGUES WE ISSUE:
No. 1. Nursery book.
No. 2. Garden, field and flower seeds.
No. 3. Hardy perennial plants, and flowering bulbs.
Any one will be sent upon request.
FARM BUREAU AND GRANGE. We are members in good standing of our local
Saybrook Grange, and Farm Bureau.
REFERENCE. The National Bank of Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio.
FOR PRICES SEE INSERT PAGES CENTER OF BOOK.
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Taking into consideration its hardiness, productiveness and general commercial
value, the apple stands at the head of the list of fruits. In selecting the most
Important varieties for cultivation, it has been our constant aim to secure only
those of standard excellence, and in no instance to recommend a novelty without
ascertaining its history from a reliable source.
Apples
Summer Apples
BENONI — Medium; roundish; pale yellow,
shaded with crimson, juicy, tender sub-acid.
August.
DUCHESS OF OLDENBURG— A large,
beautiful apple, roundish. Streaked red and
yellow. Tender, juicy and pleasant. Tree a
vigorous, fine grower and abundant bearer.
Very hardy. September.
EARLY HARVEST — Tree healthy, vigor-
ous and a good bearer. Fruit medium size,
nearly round, somewhat flattened; surface
smooth, clear, waxy yellow, rarely blushed;
flesh tender, juicy, acid to sub-acid, flavor
good. July.
GOLDEN SWEET — Large, pale yellow,
very sweet and good; good bearer; free.
August.
LIVELAND (Liveland Raspberry) — Color
orange yellow, striped, splashed and shaded
with red, showing gray dots through the
color, flesh light yellow, often stained with
red; fine, tender, juicy; core medium open;
flavor sub-acid, gf)od.
RED ASTRACHAN — Tree vigorous, up-
right, hardy and productive. Fruit medium
to large; surface smooth, marbled and striped
on greenish yellow; flavor acid.
RED JUNE — Medium, red; flesh white, ten-
der; juicy, good flavor. Abundant bearer.
Last of June.
Autumn
CHENANGO (Strawberry) — Rather large, ob-
long, conical, angular; whitish-yellow striped and
splashed with light crimson; flesh white, very
tender, with mild, pleasant sub-acid flavor. A
market and eating variety. Tree vigorous and
productive.
YELLOW TRANSPARENT— A Russian apple.
The tree is a hardy, upright grower; regular
and early bearer, medium size. Color a rich,
transparent yellow with a faint blush on sunny
side; flesh melting, juicy, sub-acid.
Duchess of Oldenburg
Varieties
FAMEUSE (Snow Apple) — Medium size, round-
ish; crimson, sometimes striped in northern
localities. Flesh snowy white; very tender, fine,
juicy, mild, sub-acid; one of the finest dessert
fruits. Hardy and prolific. Very popular. Oc»
tober and December.
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Our New Illustrated aud Descriptive Catalog of
Autumn Varieties — Continued
GRAVENSTEIN— Large, rather flat; yellow,
with red stripes; beautiful and showy; flesh firm.
Wealthy
tender and crisp, highly flavored; cooking and
market. Generally recommended as a good fall
variety.
MAIDEN BLUSH— Large, smooth, regular,
evenly shaded red cheek or blush on a pale
yellow ground; flesh white, tender, sprightly,
with a pleasant sub-acid flavor; bears large
crops; free. August to October,
RAMBO — Medium; yellow, striped with red.
Fruit mild, tender, good. September to Novem-
ber.
UTTER (Red) — Rather large; red striped.
Very hardy on prairie; productive and of ex-
cellent quality. Immensely popular where
known. September to December.
WOLF RIVER — Fxtra large and handsome;
deep red; excellent for cooking. Extremely hardy
in the north. Probably the largest red apple
adapted to this region. September to Novem-
ber.
WEALTHY — Origin, Minnesota. Large, round;
red; very handsome; fine quality; good grower.
Perfectly hardy and most reliable. Very popu-
lar throughout the north. Long keeper in cold
storage. October to January.
Winter Varieties
ARKANSAS BLACK— Vigorous, upright grow-
er. Fruit medium to large; fine flavor, beautiful
dark color, almost black; flesh yellowish slightly
sub-acid, crisp. One of the best for cooking.
January to March.
BALDWIN — Large; deep, bright red. _ Flesh
juicy, crisp and of good flavor. Tree vigorous
in the Fast and South, though not sufficiently
hardy North. November and December.
BEN DAVIS — Tree thrifty, upright grower of
almost perfect shape. Fruit large, round, some-
times variable in form; surface smooth, often
polished yellow, covered and splashed bright
red; flesh white, tender, juicy, flavor sub-acid,
not rich quality ; only good for market and
cooking. November to Spring.
DELICIOUS — Flourishes well in every state
of the Union. Bears annually; great yielder;
hangs well on trees. Trees very thrifty, long
lived and extremely hardy. Fruit very large,
nearly covered with brilliant, dark red; flesh
fine grained, crisp, juicy, melting and delicious;
splendid keeper and shipper; should be in every
orchard.
Delicious
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Golden
liant red; flesh whitish yellow, tender, very
juicy; for dessert and cooking; quality best.
October and November.
LONGFIELD— One of the imported Russian
varieties; a free, upright grower, early and
abundant bearer, fruit medium to large, waxen
yellowish blushed with red stripes; rich,
sprightly, sub-acid. Fine flavored and of de-
lightful quality. Bears very early when top-
worked on some suitable stock.
MALINDA— This fine late keeper has flour-
ished and borne fruit in Minnesota and north-
ern Iowa for more than twenty years, and has
proven hardier than any other long keeper.
Fruit medium, conical, yellow, fine-grained and
nearly sweet.
MAMMOTH BLACK TWIG— Extra large size,
round, skin smooth, yellowish, covered with
deep red, the general effect being dark red;
flesh tender, tinged with yellow, crisp, sub-
acid, aromatic, of excellent quality in every
way. Tree vigorous, healthy and bears when
quite young; very prolific.
Gano
GRIMES GOLDEN — This is one of the most
popular apples in cultivation. Tree strong,
thrifty grower. Fruit medium or above, cyl-
indrical; regular surface, yellow veined, rus-
seted; flesh yellow, firm, very fine grained,
juicy; flavor sub-acid; quality rich. For des-
sert, cooking and market. November and De-
cember.
- HIBERNAL — (Corsimui) — Large; handsome;
striped with red; sub-acid; recommended for
cooking; keeps till mid-winter. Hardy.
JONATHAN — Tree of rather slender growth
and spreading habit; fruit medium or above in
size, round or oblong; surface very smooth,
waxy yellow, often wholly covered with bril-
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Grimes
GANO — Fruit is bright red on yellow ground,
with no stripes; large, oblong, surface smooth,
polished; dots minute; basin shallow, sometimes
deep; eye large, cavity deep; brown in color;
stem medium to long; core medium. Tree
healthy, vigorous and prolific bearer. Janu-
ary to April.
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Our New Illustrated and Descriptive Catalog of
Winter Varieties — Continued
Northern Spy
NORTHERN SPY— Large ; roundish;
slightly conical; striped with sunny side
purplish-red; flesh white and tender, with
mild, rich, spicy flavor. An old favorite and
one of the best all-around apples grown. Tree
is a strong, upright grower, head very com-
pact and should be opened up by pruning to
admit air and light. December-June.
McINTOSH — (McIntosh Red) — Medium
large; polished; smooth; yellow, nearly cov-
ered with brilliant crimson; beautiful; flesh
snow white, crisp, very tender, aromatic;
sub-acid; very good quality. Resembles
Fameuse type, but is larger and more hardy.
Tree vigorous, with spreading head; a good
annual bearer; popular in northwest. Novem-
ber to February.
OKABENA — Medium size; striped with
red; similar to Duchess; flesh good, mild,
subacid; dessert and cooking. Tree origi-
nated in Minnesota and is a hardy, vigorous
grower. Medium late.
Pewaukee
NORTHWESTERN GREENING-Fruit me-
dium to large, averaging from seven to eight
ounces each and very uniform in size. Color
greenish yellow, flesh juicy, firm and fine
grained. Very fine quality and flavor. Tree is
very hardy and a thrifty grower, an early and
continuous bearer. One of the longest keepers
known. January to spring.
PATTEN’S GREENING— Duchess seedling;
very large; flavor pleasant, sprightly, sub-acid.
Superior for cooking. December to February.
PEWAUKEE — A seedling of Oldenburg. Me-
dium to large, roundish, oblate; skin brightish
yellow, striped and splashed with dark red,
and overspread with whitish dots; flesh white,
tender, sub-acid, quality fair; tree vigorous,
extremely hardy, especially for cold and severe
climates, one of the iron-clads. January to
May.
McIntosh.
RAWL JANET — Tree good grower, not so
large as some; fruit medium; somewhat conical,
regular; surface smooth, mixed and striped on
yellow and green; flesh yellowish, crisp, fine
grained, juicy; flavor sub-acid; quality good to
very good. For dessert, kitchen, market and
cider. November to spring.
RHODE ISLAND (^EENING— Large, green-
ish yellow, tender, juicy and rich, with rather
an acid flavor; growing strong and spreading,
and an abundant bearer, but drops prema-
turely in the West, and should be gathered
early if planted at all. November and De-
cember.
ROMAN STEM — Tree moderate grower and
productive; fruit medium, globular; surface
smooth, yellow, sometimes blushed; _ flesh yel-
lowish white, fine grained and juicy; flavor
mild sub-acid; quality very good; for table
use. October to December.
RUSSET — Medium to large, greenish or yel-
low russet, crisp, good sub-acid flavor, pro-
ductive, very popular on account of its long
keeping; vigorous. December to May.
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Rome Beauty
ROME BEAUTY— (Gillett’s Seedling.) Large,
yellow, striped with red, flesh juicy, crisp, sub-
acid, tree moderate grower. October to Decem-
ber.
SALOME, — Fruit of medium and uniform
size; quality very good; early; an annual bear-
er. Tree a strong grower and hardy.
SCOTT’S WINTER — Fxtra hardy, red striped.
A valuable variety, hardy; thrifty grower, bears
young. Fruit medium size, roundish; surface
deep red and light red in blotches and streaks.
Flesh yellowish white, slightly reddened near
the skin; rather acid and good in qualit^o
Scott's Winter
TALMAN SWEET — Medium size, pale yellow,
slightly tinged with red; firm, rich and sweet;
excellent for preserving; tree vigorous, very
hardy and productive. November to April.
WALBRIDGE — Medium size; handsome, pale
yellow, striped with red; crisp, a late keeper;
tree very vigorous, extremely hardy in the
North. January to May.
WILLOW TWIG — Large, roundish; greenish
yellow, striped with dull red; flesh firm, rather
coarse; pleasant sub-tart flavor; fine for cook-
ing.
WINESAP — (Stayman’s.) Large roundish;
deep red; medium quality; keeps well; tree a
fair grower and good bearer. December to May.
Winesap, Staymeui's
WINTER BANANA — A highly prized and
valuable market sort. Beautiful yellow fruit;
flavor exquisite and very tempting; highest
quality. Productive. Reliable growers represent
it to be hardy North. Very popular for des-
sert.
YORK IMPERIAL — Tree moderate grower and
productive, fruit large, lop-sided; surface
smooth; color mixed bright red on yellow
ground; flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, flavor
mild sub-acid; quality very good; for market,
table, kitchen. November till spring.
York Imperial
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Our New Illustrated and Descriptive Catalog of
Grab Apples
A few years ago the crab apple was thought fit only for cider, preserves and
jelly, hut there are varieties now that command a good price on the market for
dessert purposes. They are ornamental when in bloom and when loaded with
their highly colored fruits.
BRIAR SWEET— A strong growing, fine or-
chard tree; an abundant bearer. Fruit pale
yellow splashed with carmine; rich and sweet
with little or no crab flavor. Season, Sep-
tember.
FLORENCE — Large, handsome; crimson,
splashed with darker red; prolific, valuable.
September.
GRANT— Large, roundish oblate; yellow,
with stripes of deep red, and dark red, almost
black on the sunny exposures; flesh white,
moderately fine grained, mild, sub-acid flavor.
September and October.
HYSLOP — Tree a moderate grower, making
a beautiful shaped, thrifty, tree; bears young;
fruit large, nearly round, flattened at the ends;
skin smooth, color dark rich red on yellow
ground; flavor very good.
TRANSCENDENT— A very strong grower,
making a large, beautiful tree; an early and
abundant bearer, fruit large, round, skin smooth,
color rich yellow, shaded with red. August
and September.
Hyslop
MARTHA— This is one of the best. The
ground is bright yellow, nearly over-spread
with light bright red. Of good size.
RED SIBERIAN — Large, round, brilliant red
on a pale yellow ground; flesh acid and greatly
esteemed for preserves and jellies.
SOULAP_P — An improved native of high
quality. Fruit very large, yellowish when fully
ripe. Partakes strongly of the wild flavor.
Pcrfeetljr hardy.
Transcendent
WHITNEY— Tree thrifty, upright grower;
fruit large, skin smooth, striped and splashed
with carmine; flesh firm, juicy, of pleasant
flavor. One of the very best. August.
YELLOW SIBERIAN — Small, round; yellow;
flesh yellowish and acid} popular on market for
jellies. Tree vigorous and hardy. September.
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Pears
The soil should be rich and well cultivated. A pear orchard should not be
permitted to “go to grass." They should be pruned every year, dwarfs especially.
Dwarfs should have low heads and be trained in a pyramidal form, one-half of
the previous season’s growth being cut off each spring.
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Pears succeed best on rather steep hillsides. Plant pears midway on the slope, putting some-
thing else on the upper and lower sections. Cultivate sparingly, so as to induce a very slow
growth, and let blue grass take the land before the trees come into fruitage. When blight appears,
cut off the affected parts at once and burn them; cut six inches
below the lowest blight, to insure taking all infected sap.
Early Varieties
BARTLETT — Large size, with beautiful blush next to the sun;
buttery, very juicy and high flavored; bears early. August and
September.
CLAPP’S FAVORITE — Large obovate, ovate; skin thin, pale yel-
low, marked with pale crimson and lawn colored dots; flesh
white, fine grained, juicy, buttery, rich, melting and sweet.
Very vigorous, upright grower. August and
early September.
KOONCE — Medium to large, very hand-
some; yellow, one side covered with bright
red; flesh juicy, sweet, spicy, good, very
earliest. Trees very vigorous, hardy and
productive. August.
LE CONTE — Tree very vigorous and pro-
ductive, fruit large, skin smooth and pale
yellow; quality fair; ripens about with Bart-
lett.
MANNING ELIZABETH — Medium; yel-
low, red cheek; juicy, melting. No other
pear less subject to blight.
WILDER EARLY — One of the very earli-
est pears. Size medium, greenish yellow,
with a brownish red cheek and numerous
dots; flesh white, fine grained, melting, ex-
cellent. Always find a ready sale in mar-
ket. Largely grown by commercial orchard-
ists. Tree bears good crops early and an-
nually. December and September.
Bartlett
Autumn Varieties
BEURRE D’ ANJOU — Large, obtuse
pryaform; dull, yellowish green, some-
times with a dull, reddish cheek; flesh
whitish, juicy, melting, with a brisk per-
fumed flavor. Vigorous and hardy. Octo-
ber.
DUCHESS D’ANGOULEME — Very
large, oblong, obovate, dull greenish yel-
low, flesh white, very juicy, buttery, with
a rich, excellent flavor. Tree a strong
grower. October.
Duchess D'Angouleme
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Autumn Continued
Seckel
FLEMISH BEAUTY— Large, beautiful, juicy,
melting, rich and fine; good bearer; one of the
hardiest and does well nearly everywhere. Sep-
tember and October.
GARBER — Very large, oval, narrowing at
both ends; yellow as an »range; flesh whitish,
juicy, sweet and very pleasant. Tree an up-
right grower with heavy, dark green foliage.
September.
HOWELL— Large, light, yellow, red-cheeked;
rich and sweet. Tree upright, free grower;
early and prolific. September and Octobet.
IDAHO— A native of Idaho. Fruit golden
yellow, with red cheek. Shaped more like an
oblong apple than a pear. Delicious flavor.
October to December.
KIEFFER — Large ; golden yellow, often blush-
ed in the sun; juicy and melting. One of the
best for canning and preserving; the most prof-
itable to grow. Tree healthy, ' hardy and vig-
orous. Does not succeed on quince, therefore
no dwarfs should be planted. Kieffer receives
more praise and condemnation than any other.
It is liable to overbear, therefore special pains
should be taken to thin the fruit.
^LINCOLN CORELESS— Practically coreless;
late. Fruit should be picked when green to
escape the early frosts. Large, quality good.
Good bearer, hardy.
SECKEL— Small, skin rich, yeUowish brown;
flesh very fine grained; sweet, juicy and pleas-
ant. Best for its size. September and October.
Kieffer
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Plums
The plum delights in a cool, not too dry situation, and good rich soil. Plant
trees 10 to 15 feet apart, in rows. The varieties we offer have been thoroughly
tested, and are standbys. These may be relied upon to furnish crops of this profit-
able and delicious fruit.
European Varieties
BRADSHAW — Frviit large; dark violet red;
flesh yellowish green; juicy and pleasant; pro-
ductive. Vigorous. Middle of August.
DAMSON (Europe) — Small; black, with
thick blue bloom; free; flesh juicy, but rather
tart; best for kitchen and market. Tree enor-
mously productive and hardy. September.
GERMAN PRUNE — Very large, long, oval;
purple, with a thick blue bloom; flesh green,
firm, sweet, pleasant and separates freely from
the stone. Tree bears enormous crops, hanging
late; vigorous. September.
Lombard
German Prune
GREEN GAGE (France) — Medium; greenish-
yellow; semi-cling; flesh juicy, rich and deli-
cious; one of the best for dessert. Tree slow
grower. September.
LOMBARD — Tree vigorous, hardy and pro-
ductive; fruit of medium size, roundish oval,
slightly flattened at the ends; skin of a deli-
cate violet-red, paler in shade; flesh deep yel-
low, juicy and pleasant. August.
SHIPPER’S PRIDE— Size large; color dark
purple; flesh firm and excellent. September.
SHROPSHIRE DAMSON— A plum, of fine
quality. The flesh is amber colored, juicy and
sprightly. Very productive and a valuable mar-
ket variety. Freestone. September.
YELLOW EGG — Very large; egg-shaped; ex-
cellent for cooking; good and productive; vig-
orous. Last of August. Splendid variety for
nearby market.
Native Varieties
DE SOTO — Resembles Miner in form and
color, but two weeks earlier. Fine for eating
or canning. Tree a moderate grower; bears
young and profusely; hardy north. Is best
planted on moist rich ground
and the fruit thinned. Use this
variety for fertilizing.
FOREST GARDEN — A strong
growing tree; needs a little at-
tention to keep tree in shape to
avoid splitting and breaking of
limbs. A profuse bearer and
perfectly hardy; nearly round,
mottled red and yellow, rich
and sweet. August.
HAMMER — Large, oblong,
light red, of fine quality; pro-
fusely fruitful; season late;
fine lor canning or market.
Forest Garden
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Our New Illustrated and Descriptive Catalog of
Hawkeye
Native Varieties — Continued
HAWKEYE — One of the best. I^arge, color
light mottled red, superior quality, firm;
carries well to market. Tree hardy, thrifty;
annual bearer. A splendid fertilizer. Sep-
tember.
COMPASS CHERRY — Small, purplish red,
with large pit, flesh yellow and very good for
cooking. The original cross of Minor Plum
and Sand cherry.
POTTAWATTAMIE — Tree of good grower,
hardy; color a yellowish red turning to bright
red when fully ripe; skin thin, clear and
tough. First fruit begins to ripen late in
July; quality fairly good.
SURPRISE — Prune -shaped, dark red. Uong
keeper, therefore valuable for market. Ripe
from September 1 to 10. Tree a thrifty, up-
right grower; hardy in the nortnwest and pro-
ductive. A fine tree in orchard.
WOLF — Fruit large, a perfect freestone. As to qual-
ity we find them superb for cooking and for serving
with sugar as we use peaches. Tree a good grower;
hardy. August.
WYANT — Large, round, oblong, dark red; flesh firm;
freestone', and of excellent quality. Native of Iowa
and hardy.
STODDARD — One of the largest of the na-
tive plums originated in Iowa. It is a light
pinkish red color, very handsome, with a tough,
sweet skin. Quality fair.
WEAVER — Large, purple with a blue bloom,
very prolific; a constant and regular bearer
and of good quality. Tree very hardy. August.
WILD GOOSE — The most popular fruit with
some fruit growers. Tree a vigorous, upright
grower; fruit medium to large, rich golden
yellow, shaded with red; flesh yellow and juicy;
flavor rich and good.
Wild Goom
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Japan Varieties
Burbank
ABUNDANCE — Large, roundish; freestone; amber, turn-
ing to a rich cherry color with a whitish bloom; flesh
light yellow, juicy, tender, sweet and excellent, vigorous
and very productive. August.
BURBANK — Large, nearly globular; clear cherry
red with thin lilac bloom; flesh deep, yellow; rich,
very sweet, with a peculiar and agreeable flavor.
Vigorous and a very early bearer. Last of August
SATSUMA (Blood)— A fine, large plum, delicious
for canning and a grand market sort; nearly round;
flesh is solid, juicy and of fine quality; pit little
larger than a cherry stone; tree a strong, vigorous
grower. Will keep for from one to two weeks after
picking. Yields well.
WICKSON— A remarkably handsome, very large,
deep maroon red plum.
Hybrid Varieties
HANSKA — Beautiful color, bright red, with
heavy bloom; flesh firm, yellow and of good
quality; fragrant; apricot flavor; tree tall,
rapid grower; pit small.
SAP A — Much like Oxheart cherry, dark
flesh and juice. Fine quality. Five-foot
trees at three years bear 1 to 1^ bushels and
keep it up, Every home in the country
should possess from one to a dozen of these
wonderful trees.
OPATA — Flesh firm, greenish with pleasant
flavor. Pit small; season early; is strong grow-
er and heavy bearer.
TOKA-^Similar to the Hanska, of same parentage; tree remarkably
strong and vigorous grower, making a model tree; early and heavy
bearer of handsome fruit.
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Our New Illustrated and Descriptive Catalog of
Cherries
Cherry culture has been a success when proper attention has been given to the
selection of varieties and their culture. The hardy, thrifty varieties of the Morello
type may be freely iplanted with confidence of profitable results. The cherry tree
should be planted in a naturally dry soil or the soil should be well drained, so
that water may not remain near the roots for any considerable time.
Large Montmorency
• Duke and Morello (Sour)
DYEHOUSE — This variety partakes both of
the Morello and Duke wood and fruit. A very
early and sure bearer; ripens a week before
Early Richmond, is of better quality and pro-
ductive. Free. May and June.
EARLY RICHMOND— Everywhere the
most popular. Tree strong, thrifty grower,
making a large, symmetrical head; fruit
medium size, dark red, melting, juicy;
sprightly acid flavor and especially valu-
able for cooking purposes; tree an early
and abundant bearer. Season last of May
and first of June.
ENGLISH MORELLO — Tree moderate
grower, hardy; an early and great bearer;
the most valuable of the late varieties.
Fruit large, round; skin dark red, becoming
nearly black when fully ripe; flesh dark red,
tender, juicy and of a pleasant sub-acid fla-
vor when fully ripe. July.
LARGE MONTMORENCY— (Large Mont-
morency.) A fine, large, light red cherry of
the Richmond class, but larger and more
solid; a more upright grower, equally hardy
and productive. Second only to Early Rich-
mond in value. Ripens ten days later.
OSTHEIM — Tree medium size, with round,
compact top like English Morello; bears
early and abundantly. Fruit medium size;
almost black when fully ripe; juicy, rich,
almost sweet. For eating from the hand it
is at the head of our list of hardy cherries.
Season late.
WRAGG — Originated in Iowa. Medium to
large in size, long stem, dark purple when
fully ripe. A variety well adapted for the
prairie regions of the Northwest. Appears
identical in tree and fruit with English Morello,
but is claimed to be a new variety. Valuable
late cherry. July,
Heart and Bigarreau (Sweet)
BLACK TARTARIAN— Very large, ^bright,
glossy black; half tender, juicy, rich and fine.
Tree a rapid grower and good bearer. Last of
June and first of July.
Early Richmond
GOVERNOR WOOD — Large; light yellow and
bright red; nearly tender, juicy, sweet, rich and
delicious. Tree vigorous and productive. Middle
to last of June.
WINDSOR — The fruit is large, flesh remark-
ably firm, sweet and of fine quality. Tree hardy
and prolific. Middle of June.
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Peaches
Peach trees should he planted 16 to 18 feet apart. Cut weak shoots hack about
one-half and strong ones about one-third, hut see that there is left a sufficient
supply of fruit buds. Sickly and superfluous shoots should he cut out clean. The
fruit is borne on wood of last season’s growth, hence the necessity of keeping
up a good supply of vigorous annual shoots all over the tree. Young trees should
be well mulched every spring.
ADMIRAL DEWEY (F.) — A perfect freestone,
of fine size, form and color, with delicious yel-
low flesh that :s yet firm enough to ship well.
The tree is a strong, hardy, symmetrical grower
and produces well. The best early yellow free-
stone. July.
ALEXANDER (S. C.)— Large size, handsome
and regular in form, with deep maroon shade,
covered with the richest tint of crimson, rich
and good in quality, with a vinous flavor; ad-
heres to the stone. Last of June.
BANNER (F.) — Large, yellow, with crimson,
cheek, flesh firm, yellow, rich, excellent; keeps
and ships as well as any peach on the market.
Has been grown in Canada for fifteen to twenty
years and found to produce good crops yearly
through several seasons when other sorts failed.
Best late market variety. October.
BOKHARA (F.) — Raised from seed procured
in Bokhara, Asia. It has been fruited in the
Northwest for years and found to be one of
the hardiest peaches known there. Tree has
stood 28 degrees below zero with but little
injury to the tips, and produced fair crops.
Fruit, large, yellow, with red cheek, of good
quality, perfect freestone; skin tough, a fine
shipper, August.
CHAMPION (F.) — The earliest freestone and
a first-class shipper. Bears full crops when
others fail. In comparison with the bountiful
yield of all of the best kinds, it is of all of
them the champion. Size large; flavor deli-
cious, juicy, sweet, rich, excelling all other va-
rieties; very handsome in appearance, creamy
white with red cheek; very hardy; season
earliest.
Bainner
Champion
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Peaches — Continued
sweet. Tree low, spreading; willowy habit of
growth. Ripens before Crawford’s Late.
ELBERTA (F.) — I,arge, yellow with red cheek.
Qf excellent quality; flesh yellow and melting;
freestone. The market peach of America.
FITZGERALD (F.) — ^An improved Early
Crawford, being fully equal to it in size, qual-
ity and color. The tree commences bearing
young, is productive and one of the hardiest.
Fruit large, brilliant color, bright yellow, suf-
fused with red; flesh deep yellow, best quality.
Early September.
Crawford’s Early
CRAWFORD'S EARLY (F.) — Fruit very large,
oblong; skin yellow, with a fine red cheek;
flesh yellow, juicy, sweet and excellent. Won-
derfully productive and hardy. Freestone. Last
of August.
CRAWFORD’S LATE (F.)— Fruit of the larg-
est size; skin yellow or greenish yellow, with
dull red cheek; flesh yellow; productive. One
of the finest late sorts. Freestone. Last of
September.
CROSBY (F.) — Rich orange yellow with blush,
freestone, pit small. Flesh yellow, juicy and
Elberta
Oldmixon
HEATH CLING— Large, ob-
long, white, slightly tinged
with red in the sun. Fruit
tender, rich, melting, luscious.
September 15.
OLDMIXON (C.)— One of the
old standard sort. Strong, up-
right grower, needing heavy
annual shortening. Fruit large,
round, somewhat elongated.
Flesh firm and of good quality.
August.
SNEED (S. C.) — Fruit me-
dium to large, greenish white,
blush on sunny side; juicy and
good, July. Not reliable North,
though desirable as a very
early bearer.
TRIUMPH (F.)— Earliest yel-
low fleshed, with good eating
and shipping qualities. Sure
and abundant bearer; strong,
vigorous grower. Fruit good
size, yellow, with red and crim-
son cheek.
WONDERFUL (F.) — Origi.
nated in New Jersey. Very
large, yellow with red cheek;
flesh yellow, highly flavored
and firm; bright red at the pit,
which is small and parts freely
from the flesh. Good keeper.
October.
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15
Champion Quince
Mulberries
Apricots
ALEXANDER — Russian, an immense bearer.
Fruit large, oblong, yellow, flecked with red;
sweet and delicious.
BUDD — Russian. Large, white with red
cheek; sweet and juicy; strong grower, good
bearer. Late.
GIBB — Russian. Medium, yellow, sub-acid,
rich and juicy, the best early sort.
MOORPARK — One of the largest and finest
apricots. Yellow with red cheek. Flesh orange
sweet, juicy and rich; parts from the stone.
Very productive.
RUSSIAN— A new variety of recent introduc-
tion; valuable on account of extreme hardiness
of trees and fine quality of fruit.
The mulberry is not only valuable as an orna-
mental shade tree, but the fruit is well worthy
of a place in every collection. Plant in deep,
rich sandy loam. The tree requires little or no
pruning and is of easy culture.
DOWNING’S EVERBEARING— This delicious
variety produces a large fruit of a dark, purplish
black color; flesh juicy, rich, sprightly, delicious.
Downing’s Everbearing Mulberries
Very productive and ripening its fruit in suc-
cession for a long time. Not hardy North.
NEW AMERICAN— Largest fruit, black; de-
licious flavor; a very attractive lawn tree, with
very large leaves. Of rapid growth. Hardy.
RUSSIAN — Good shade and ornamental tree,
rapid grower, excellent wind and snow break;
most valuable to supply the native birds, thus
keeping them from the most precious fruits.
Fruit of little value.
Quinces
APPLE or ORANGE — Large, roundish; yel-
low; cooks tender and is of excellent flavor.
Valuable for preserves and flavoring. Produc-
tive. September and October.
BOURGEAT — ^Very large; golden yellow, ten-
der, good flavor. With careful handling it keeps
in a good cellar until spring. The tree exceeds
all others in fruitfulness and sometimes bears
when 3 or 4 years old. October.
CHAMPION — Fruit large, fair and handsome.
Tree bears abundantly while young. Flesh cooks
as tender as an apple and without hard spots
or cores; flavor delicate. The most valuable
of all.
MEECH PROLIFIC— The most profitable of
all known varieties. Ripens between the Orange
and the Champion. Bears early, quality good,
and size large.
REA’S MAMMOTH— A very large, fine va-
riety of the orange quince. Strong grower and
productive.
Budd Apricot
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Our New Illustrated and Descriptive Catalog of
Grapes
Annual and careful pruning is essential to the production of good grapes. The
roots cannot bring to maturity a fine crop of fruit if they are called upon to carry
too much wood. Late in the fall is the best time to prune, when the vines are
dormant.
Red Varieties
AGAWAM — Bunch large, shouldered; berry large, red-
dish brown, tender vinous and of excellent flavor. Very
vigorous and productive. Vine hardy and one of the
best of its class.
BRIGHTON — Bunch large^ shouldered; berries medium
to large, round, dark red, tender, very little pulp,
sweet, juicy, slightly aromatic and very good. Ripens
early.
DELAW ARE—The bunches are small, compact, and
sometimes shouldered; berries are small with thin but
firm skin; flesh juicy, very sweet and refreshing and ot
the best quality for both table use and for wine. Ripens
with Concord or a little before; vine is hardy 5,
productive and a moderate grower.
Delaware
SALEM— Bunch large and compact; berry
large, of a light chestnut or Catawba color,
thick skin, perfectlj'^ free from hard pulp; very
sweet and sprightly with a most exquisite
aromatic flavor; as early as Worden; keeps
well.
VERGENNES — Berries large, holding firmly
to the stem; light amber, rich and delicious.
Is an excellent late keeper.
CcUtnpbell's Early
WOODRUFF — A handsome, profitable
market sort; vine vigorous, productive;
iron-clad constitution. Bunch and berry
large, attractive, ripens early; fair qual-
ity, long keeper, good shipper. In most
sections the best red market grape for
main crop.
Black Varieties
BETA — A small desirable grape that
will prosper as far north as North Da-
kota, often making a growth of 15 or 30
feet in a single season.
CAMPBELL’S EARLY— A new, very
large and fine early grape, black; strong,
vigorous, hardy vine with thick, healthy
leaves; clusters very large, usually
shouldered, compact and handsome; ber-
ries large, nearly round, black, rich,
sweet, very good; skin thin; seeds few
and small, parting easily from the pulp;
a good shipper. Ripens very early, but
remain sound on the vines for many
weeks. This makes it one of the most
satisfactory and profitable market sorts
to grow.
Price List 1922
RANSOM NURSERIES
Geneva, Ohio
This catalogue is published because we believe intelligent people will
prefer to order direct from a reliable nursery, taking time to select varieties
which are adapted to their sections, than to place orders with tree agents
after a few minutes of smooth talk and the display of greatly exaggerated
colored plates, whose main object is to sell something on which their profits
are the largest.
Get Your neighbors to club with you. All orders will be marked sep-
arately if desired.
Each
Per 10
Per 100
APPLES and CRABS. All varieties 5-6 ft.
$ 0.75
$ 6.25
$53.00
4-5 ft
.60
4.50
37.00
31/2-4 ft.
.50
4.00
30.00
PEARS. Standard. All varieties 5-6 ft.
1.00
9.00
4-5 ft.
.80
7.50
PEARS. Dwarf. All varieties 3-4 ft.
.70
6.00
PLUMS. All varieties 5-6 ft.
1.25
11.00
4-5 ft.
1.00
10.00
CHERRIES. Sweet and Sour 4-5 ft.
1.10
10.00
All varieties.
PEACHES. All varieties 5-6 ft.
.50
4.00
35.00
3-4 ft.
.40
2.75
25.00
21/2-3 ft.
.35
2.50
22.00
MULBERRIES. Downing 5-6 ft.
1.25
11.00
All Other Varieties. 5-6 ft.
1.00
9.00
APRICOTS. All varieties 4-5 ft.
1.00
9.00
QUINCES. All varieties 4-5 ft.
1.10
10.00
SMALL FRUITS
GRAPE VINES. Note. — 2 cents Each Extra delivered by parcel post.
Agawam, Salem, Vergennes, Champion, Worden and Niagara.
1 year
Each
Per 10
Per 100
$ .20
$1.75
$16.00
2 year
.25
2.25
20.00
Brighton, Delaware, Woodruff, Beta, Moore’s Early, Martha Pocklington.
1 year
.22
2.00
18.00
2 year
.30
2.50
22.00
Campbell’s Early.
1 year
.30
2.50
20.00
CONCORD. (The Grape to Plant for Commercial Vineyard.)
Each Per 10 Per 100
1 year $ .12 $1.00 $8.00
2 year .20 1.50 12.00
Prices for larger quantities quoted on application.
RASPBERRIES. 2 cents Each Extra delivered by parcel post.
Cuthbert, Cumberland, Plum Farmer.
Per 10 Per 100 Per 1000
$ .40 $2.00 $16.00
King, Miller, Turner, Gregg, Kansas, Older and Palmer.
$ .45 $2.25 $20.00
Loudon, Marlboro, St. Regis.
$ .50 $2.50 $22.00
Columbian, Haymaker and Golden Queen.
$ .60 $3.50 $30.00
LOGANBERRIES.
Each Per 10 Per 100
$ .25 $2.25 $20.00
BLACKBERRIES. 2 cents Each Extra delivered by post. Root Cuttings.
Ancient Briton, Eldorado, Mersereau, Rathbun, Stone’s Hardy and
Taylor.
Per 10 Per 100 PerTOOO
$ .60 $4.00 $35.00
Early Harvest, and Snyder $ .50 $3'.50 $30.00
DEWBERRIES. Lucretia
Per 10 Per 100 Per 1000
$ .50 $3.00 $25.00
STRAWBERRY RASPBERRY
DWARF JUNEBERRY
Each Per 10
$ .25 $2.00
.25
2.00
CURRANTS. 2 cents Each Extra delivered by parcel post.
Black Naples, Cherry, Fay’s Prolific, Holland, North Star, Red Dutch
and Wilder.
Each Per 10 Per 100
1 year $ .20 $1.75 $13.00
2 year 25 2.00 17.00
Perfection, Ramona, Victoria, White Dutch and White Grape.
1 year $ .25 $2.00 $17.00
2 year 30 2.75 22.00
GOOSEBERRIES. Each Per 10 Per 100
Josselyn $ .25 $2.25 $18.00
All Other Varieties .20 1.75 15.00
STRAWBERRIES. Everbearing. 25 cent per 100 delivered by parcel post.
Americus, Progressive, Superb. Per 100 Per 1000
$1.50 $12.00
STRAWBERRIES. All spring bearing varieties listed on page 23.
$1.00 $6.50
RHUBARD. Linneaus or Victoria.
Each Per 10 Per 100
$ .50 $1.50 $7.00
ASPARAGUS. Conover’s Colossal or Palmetto.
25 Per 100 Per 1000
1 year *50 $1.25 $ 7.00
2 year *75 1.75 10.00
ROSES
2 year Field Grown. 2 cents Each Extra delivered by parcel post.
Each Per 10
HYBRID PERPETUALS $ .85 $7.50
TREE ROSES 1.00 9.00
CLIMBING ROSES 80 7.00
HYBRID TEAS 90 8.00
MISCELLANEOUS HARDY ROSES 85 7.50
BABY RAMBLERS 90 8.00
MOSS ROSES 90 8.00
ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS
Althea, Deutzia, Golden Ealder, Hydrangea, Lilacs, Snowball, Spireas
and Weigela. $ .50 each.
Almond and Flowering Crab. $1.00 each.
HARDY CLIMBING VINES
Each Per 10
Ampelopsis. Both varieties $ .65 $5.00
Bignonia .75 6.00
Clematis. All varieties 1.00 9.00
Honeysuckle. Both varieties 1.00 9.00
Wisteria .90 8.00
HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS
Each Per 10
DAHLIAS. All colors $ .10 $ .90
GLADIOLUS. All colors 05 .40
GOLDEN GLOW 25 2.00
PEONIES 50 4.00
YUCCA 25 2.00
HEDGE PLANTS
Each Per 10 Per 100
BARBERRY THUNBERGII 11/2-2 ft. $.50 $4.25 $35.00
2-21/2 ft. .65 5.25 45.00
JAPAN QUINCE li/2-2ft. .50 4.00 35.00
PRIVET AMOOR RIVER II/2-2 ft. .50 3.50 20.00
PRIVET CALIFORNIA 1 1/2-2 ft. .25 1.75 12.00
OSAGE ORANGE 4-5 ft. .50 4.50 35.00
HARDY ORNAMENTAL TREES
Each
CATALPA 6-8 ft. $ .75
CHESTNUT (Sweet) 6-8 ft. 1.50
CHESTNUT (Horse) 6-8 ft. 1.50
ELM (American) 6-8 ft. 1.00
FRINGE (Purple) 2-3 ft. .65
ASH (White) 6-8 ft. 1.25
BIRCH (White) 6-8 ft. 1.50
BOX ELDER 8-10 ft. 1.50
CAROLINA POPLAR 8-10 ft. .75
CRAB (Bethtel’s) 2-3 ft. 1.25
ELEGANUS (Wild Olive) 3-4 ft. .75
FRINGE (White 2-3 ft. $1.50
LINDEN (American) 8-10 ft. 1.75
MAPLE (Silver) 8-10 ft. 1.00
MAIDEN HAIR 4-5 ft. 1.25
MOUNTAIN ASH 5-6 ft. 1.00
NORWAY MAPLE 10-12 ft. 2.00
SUGAR MAPLE 6-8 ft. 1.50
PLUM (Purple Leaved) 4-5 ft. 1.25
WALNUT BLACK 4-5 ft. 1.50
WEEPING ORNAMENTAL TREES
BIRCH. (Cut Leaved Weeping) 6-8 ft. $2.25
ELM. (Camperdown) 1 year 3.00
MOUNTAIN ASH. (European Weeping) 2.50
TEAS WEEPING MULBERRY 2.75
WILLOW. (Kilmarnock) 2.50
HARDY EVERGREENS
Transplanted nursery grown. Price includes balled and burlapped
which is the only way they should
ever be shipped.
Each
Per 10
ARBOR VITAE. (American)
2-3 ft.
$1.75
$15.00
ARBOR VITAE. (Pyramidalis)
2-3 ft.
2.25
20.00
BALSAM FIR
2-3 ft.
2.00
17.00
HEMLOCK
2-3 ft.
2.25
20.00
IRISH JUNIPER
2-3 ft.
1.75
15.00
PINE. (Austrian)
3-4 ft.
2.25
20.00
PINE. (Scotch)
4-5 ft.
3.00
25.00
PINE. (White)
2-3 ft.
1.50
14.00
RED CEDAR
2-3 ft.
2.00
17.00
SPRUCE. (Colorado Blue)
2-3 ft.
4.00
SPRUCE. (Norway)
2-3 ft.
1.25
10.00
SPRUCE. (White)
2-3 ft.
1.50
14.00
New Brighton, Pa., Oct. 17, 1921.
Ransom Nursery,
Geneva, O.
Dear Sirs : I received the grape vines you
sent. They were O. K. I may send you an
order for more soon.
RAY E. MILLER.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 27, 1921.
247 Juniper St.*
Ransom Nursery,
Geneva, O.
Dear Sir: I have had the pleasure of plant-
ing your bulbs from time to time, and have
been very much impressed with their excel-
lent quality, and the results obtained. Please
mail latest catalogue.
Very truly yours,
WM. C. HUNTER.
Upper Black Eddy, Pa., Nov. 26, 1921.
Ransom Nursery,
Geneva, O.
Gentlemen: Somehow I made a bad mistake
in calculating the parcel post. I thank you
for sending the grape vines the way you did.
They are fine.
Very truly yours,
JOSEPH NIEBLING.
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CHAMPION — Bunches large and compact;
berries large, covered with a rich bloom;
poor in quality; vine a strong and healthy
grower and a good bearer; profitable for
market on account of its earliness.
I CONCORD — One of the most popular and
' reliable varieties we possess; bunch large,
compact and shouldered; berry large, round,
almost black with blue bloom, juicy, buttery
and very sweet.
MOORE'S EARLY — A large grape, ripening
a week earlier than Concord; good grower;
berries large, good quality, and makes a mod-
erate yield; very valuable as an early grape.
WORDEN — Seedling of the Concord, which it
greatly resembles in appearance and flavor, but
the berries are larger. The fruit is said to be
better flavored and to ripen several days earlier.
These qualities will give it the foremost rank
among native grapes.
Concord
^ Pocklington
White Varieties
MARTHA — Bunches and berries of medium size, greenish
white, with a thin bloom; flesh tender, with very little pulp,
juicy, sweet and rich, hardy and productive. Ripens with
Concord.
NIAGARA — Occupies the same position among the white
varieties as Concord among the black. Bunch and berries
large, greenish white, changing to pale yellow when fully
ripe. Skin thin but tough; quality much like the Concord.
POCKLINGTON — Seedling from the Concord. The vine is
thoroughly hardy both in wood and foliage; it is a strong
grower, never mildews in vine or foliage. The fruit is a light
golden yellow, clear, juicy and sweet to the center, with little
or no pulp; bunches very large, sometimes shouldered; ber-
ries round, very large and thickly set. Ripens with the Con-
cord.
Moore’* Early
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Oui‘ New Illustrated and Descriptive Catalog of
Raspberries
Plant three and a half feet apart in rows four feet apart. Thin to four or
five good canes in a hill; cut out old canes as soon as through fruiting.
Red and Purple Gap Varieties
CUTHBERT— Cane tall and vigorous, berries MARLBORO— A profitable early market
large, conical, rich crimson and very handsome; berry, with large, light crimson fruits of good
best quality and carries well; very productive. quality and firmness. Very hardy and well
suited to the North.
MILLER — This is our best early sort and
the cane is hardier than most of the others.
The berry is of good size and of fine quality.
ST. REGIS EVERBEARING— The new ever-
bearing variety. It gives a crop of fruit all
summer and autumn fruiting on the old canes
in generous quantities until late in August.
By this date berries begin to ripen on the
young canes and continue until late in autumn.
Berries are a bright crimson of large size and
of surpassing quality, rich, sugary with full
raspberry flavor. It succeeds upon all soils,
whether light and sandy or cold heavy clay and
the canes are absolutely hardy.
TURNER — This is our oldest early variety
and the berry is not as large as Miller and not
quite so firm.
Cress
COLUMBIAN — The Columbian is a new vari-
ety of the Shaffer type, of remarkable vigor
and productiveness. Not very hardy and prop-
agates from tips. Fruit very large, often an
inch in diameter, shape somewhat conical, color
dark red bordering on purple; adheres firmly
to the stem and will dry on the bush if not
picked; seeds small and - deeply imbedded in a
rich juicy pulp with a distinct flavor of its
own. Succeeds wherever red sorts do well and
promises to become the leading variety. A
most delicious table berry.
HAYMAKER — Purple cap. A splendid ship-
per and canning berry; does not crumble; ex-
cellent quality; very productive; plants vigor-
ous and hardy.
KING — Probably this is the best variety now
growing. The cane is hardier than found in
most varieties and it is a medium berry of
large size and good quality.
W
LOUDON — The superior points of this ex-
cellent red raspberry are vigor of growth,
large fruit, beautiful rich, dark crimson color;
good_ quality and marvelous productiveness and
hardiness. It stands shipping better than any
variety and will remain on the bushes longest
without injury.
SL Regis Evierbearmg
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Kansas Raspberries
Black Varieties
CUMBERLAND — Largest black raspberry
known; unusually strong grower, perfectly
hardy. The most profitable raspberry grown.
GREGG — Lxtra big, enormously productive.
Hardy; firm black meaty berries. Late ripen-
ing and firm for shipping.
KANSAS — Originated at Lawrence, Kan.
Healthy, vigorous grower; early; berry is as
large as Gregg and as good a shipper. Very
productive, and valuable for early market.
OLDER — Originated in Iowa and has stood
the severest winters well. Coal black, as large
as Gregg and five days earlier. From its size,
quality, hardiness and great productiveness it
promises to head the list.
PALMER— A new early black cap variety;
ripens its fruits just before the Gregg, but
ripens it in shorter time. Good quality; vine
is a strong grower and one of iron clad firm-
ness.
Yellow Varieties
GOLDEN QUEEN-Large, beautiful trans-
lucent amber color and exceptionally firm ; very
productive. The canes are of the strongest
growth and quite hardy.
Loganberries
Hybrid between a blackberry and a red rasp-
berry, originated in California. Fruit as large
as a blackberry, but of deep red color. EJx
cellent as a novelty.
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Our New Illustrated and Descriptive Catalog of
%
Blackberries
Plant four feet apart in rows six feet apart. Pinch the canes hack when four
feet high. Light, moderately rich land is preferable.
Snyder
ANCIENT BRITON — Very vigorous, healthy,
hardy loaded with good-sized berries of fine
quality. For sections subject to severe winters.
Ancient Briton is first-class.
EARLY HARVEST — One of the earliest, but
needs winter protection north. Medium size,
quality good; prolific.
ELDORADO — A valuable blackberry for our
northern climate. The berries are large, jet
black, ripen well together and are borne in large
clusters; they are sweet and delicious, have no
hard core, and keep well after picking.
MERSEREAU — Renowned for hardiness of
cane, great productiveness and large size berry.
Is not “seedy” like many other sorts. Fruit
jet black, and does not change color. Berries
rich, melting and luscious, with little or no core.
RATHBUN — This new blackberry has been
tested over a wide area and is said to surpass
any blackberry on the market. Berries large,
jet black and of very fine quality. Ripens early.
SNYDER — The old standard. Very hardy,
consequently much raised in cold climates.
Berries medium size, juicy, rich; strong, stout
cane, thrifty growth and a very broad leaf.
STONE'S HARDY — ^Is claimed to be even
hardier than Snyder. It is a vigorous grower;
berries glossy black and of a good flavor. About
eight days later than Snyder and lasts two
weeks.
TAYLOR— A good succession for Snyder in
cold climates. Ripens its large, luscious ber-
ries some weeks later. Vigorous, hardy, fruit-
ful.
Dewberries
LUCRETIA — Fruit very large, luscious and
sweet; perfectly hardy, healthy, enormously
productive; a very profitable market fruit; the
vines should be allowed to remain on the
ground during the winter and staked up early
in the spring. Fruit ripens early, is often one
and one-half inches long.
Strawberry-Raspberry
A wonderful combination of strawberry and
raspberry. Bush dies to the ground in the fall.
Fruit red, in size and shape like a strawberry.
Very delicious. Does well in most localities, a
rather moist soil preferable. Splendid for jellies
and jams.
Dwarf Juneberry
Fruit borne in clusters. Reddish purple,
changing to bluish black. Excellent for canning.
The fruit is eagerly devoured by birds, which
leave the finest fruits untouched where this is
plentiful.
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Currants
WHITE DUTCH — White; medium size; vig-
orous grower and good bearer; bunches very-
compact; early. Fruit requires less sugar than
some others; excellent for jellies.
WHITE GRAPE — Very large, yellowish
white; sweet, or very mild acid; excellent for
the table. The finest of the white sorts, very
productive.
WILDER — Very Jarge; bright red and at-
tractive; a splendid sort; not so acid as most.
Bush very productive; large bunches; ripens
rather early, fruit keeps well.
Black Naples
CHERRY— The largest of all red currants;
berries sometimes more than one-half inch in
diameter; bunches short; plant very vigorous
and productive when grown on good soil and
well cultivated.
FAY’S PROLIFIC-For size, beauty and pro-
ductiveness it is a remarkable red currant. The
berry is equal to cherry currant, while the
flavor is superior. The stem is long, which
permits rapid picking, valuable for both market
and home. Fruit hangs on well, never dropping,
as in other currants.
HOLLAND— A very strong grower; canes
stout and capable of holding up the enormous
crop it always bears. It is quite late, thus
prolonging the season. Clusters long, berries
very large.
NORTH STAR — New seedling; very vigor-
ous; perfectly hardy; bunches long and well
filled with fruit.
PERFECTION — Bright red, and of a size
larger than the Fay; size of berries is main-
tained to end of bunch. It is one of the most
productive Currants. Rich, mild, sub-acid flavor
and having plenty of pulp with few seeds. You
can pick Perfections fast as cherries.
POMONA — This is one of the most profitable
currants for the market; while not the largest
in size, it outyields all other varieties. Color is
a beautiful bright red, berry sweet and less
acid than most of the general varieties; good
size, and larger than Victoria; a vigorous grower
with healthy, hardy foliage.
Perfection
BLACK NAPLES— Very large, black, rich,
tender and excellent for jellies and wine. Very
productive.
RED DUTCH — Old, well-known sort of good
quality; great bearer. Fine market variety.
Vigorous and upright grower.
VICTORIA — Very large; bright red; bunches
very long; late; very productive and valuable.
This is a standard, good, and reliable currant.
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Our New Illustrated and Descriptive Catalog of
Downing Gooseberries
DOWNING^Fruit very large, flesh whitish
green, soft, juicy and good; plant vigorous and
prolific; one of the best.
HOUGHTON — The old, well-known sort; pale
red, sweet and good. It is rather small, but a
productive, healthy and very reliable gooseberry.
INDUSTRY — ^Very large; dark red, hairy, of
delicious quality. In a cool, rich soil with a
northern exposure it will yield an abundance of
large, luscious fruit. Under favorable condi-
tions its immense crops and exemption from
mildew will repay the attention it requires. Not
an ironclad. English sort.
JOSSELYN (RED JACKET)— Targe size,
smooth, prolific and hardy. Has been tested by
the side of all leading varieties, is freest from
mildew of all. A wonderful cropper, with large,
smooth, pale red fruit of first class flavor.
PEARL— A cross between Houghton and one
of the large English varieties. It is very hardy
and entirely free from mildew; superior in size
and quality; as productive as Downing.
Strawberries— “Everbearing Varieties
Progressive Everbearing Strawberries
bearers in a few years. Fruit of Progressive is
of good size, smooth, of good color and ap-
AMERICUS EVERBEARING (P)— Large; firm;
uniform shape; bright red through and through;
has native wild strawberry flavor; very pro-
ductive from May until hard freezing weather.
Claimed by some to be the best of everbearing
strawberries.
PROGRESSIVE EVERBEARING (P) — The
berries are not as large as Superb and not so
good quality, but they yield well and, we think,
will be one of the best known varieties of fall
pearance.
SUPERB EVERBEARING (P)— Very large,
dark red and glossy; fine quality. It begins to
bear in June with immense crops and continues
until late in fall. It is one of the heaviest bear-
ers of berries in June as well as a remarkable
fall bearer. Will produce a fair crop of fruit
the first summer. /
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Strawberries — Spring-bearingf Varieties
AROMA (P)— I,arge; dark red; uniformly
roundish, heart shaped; flesh firm and of very
good quality. Stands shipping well; plants vig-
orous and very productive; blossoms rich in
pollen and is good fertilizer for imperfect va-
rieties. Ivate.
SAMPLE (P) — One of the very best berries
and seems to succeed nearly everywhere. Plants
strong, large and healthy, producing in pro-
fusion large, dark colored berries of uniform size
and color, firm enough to ship well. One of the
standard sorts for both home and market.
BEDERWOOD (S)— This is one of the best
standard varieties for market. It is early, a
very strong yielder and continues a long time
in bearing. A very strong staminate, the very
best fertilizer for Warfield, Crescent or Haver-
land.
BRANDYWINE (S)— A fine, large, late,
handsome, productive berry of excellent qual-
ity, regular conical form; dark glossy red, ex-
tending to the center.
BUBACH (P) — Very prolific, excellent flavor
and largest size. A number of new varieties
have been pitted against it, claiming superiority
in one way or another, but Bubach is among
the best, and continues to grow in favor.
SENATOR DUNLAP (S)— This berry is of
the Warfield type, has a perfect blossom, is
hardy, productive, a splendid keeper and able
to hold its own under any “rough and tumble^’
methods of culture to which it is likely to be
subjected. It is a very heavy bearer of good
size, even fruit, of a very beautiful dark red
color. It is a berry to grow for either home use
or market.
WARFIELD (P) — There is probably no better
or more profitable berry grown for market. It
is in greater demand than any other berry for
canning purposes, which also creates a good
market for it. Care should be taken to use the
right berries as fertilizers. It needs a strong
pollenizer.
Senator Dunlap
Klondike
HAVERLAND (P) — Profitable by reason of
its productiveness and earliness; requires deep,
heavy soil; plant exceedingly vigorous and
healthy ; fruit large, handsome and good,
rather long in shape and of a bright, glossy
crimson; early.
GANDY (S) — Targe, light crimson; flesh of
firm, good quality. Plants vigorous but should
be planted in swamp or moist, clay soils. Per-
fect. Late.
KLONDIKE (S) — Large; red; flesh firm, red
to the core, with a mild and delicious flavor,
unlike any other variety. Is very popular with
southern growers who ship. Plant tall, compact,
vigorous grower; resists frosts well and yields
good crops. Perfect. Midseason.
ROUGH RIDER (S) — Perfect blossom, very
productive, extremely vigorous, very large and
attractive; one of the firmest, latest, beat
keepers, of finest flavor, sells at high prices.
Berries very large, irregular in shape, darlt
colored. Promises to take its a§ the very
best late market variety. ' * ' ‘ '
Rhubarb
This deserves to be ranked among the best
early fruits in the garden. It affords^ the earli-
est material for pies and tarts, continues long
in use, is valuable for canning. Use well grown
roots, not divided old clumps.
LINNAEUS— Large, early, tender and fine.
VICTORIA— Very large, long stocks; a
great market sort.
Asparagus
The first garden vegetable of spring; it is a
great delicacy and comes in just when it is
most needed. One hundred roots will supply
a small family and will last for years. Set the
plants about eighteen inches apart in the row.
Spread the roots out in the bottom of the hole
or furrow and gradually fill in as the plant
grows, so that the roots will be about four
inches deep.
CONOVER’S COLLOSAL— Best for general
planting.
PALMETTO— Newer variety, sarker; prop*
ably as good.
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Our New Illustrated and Descriptive Catalog of
American Beauty
Roses
Hybrid Perpetuals
ALFRED COLOMB — Bright carmine red; clear color,
large, deeply built form; exceedingly fine.
AMERICAN BEAUTY — The world-famous rose. Rich,
rosy-crimson, exquisitely shaded. Magnifi-
cent buds. Flowers extra large and deep
petaled; of beautiful form and very double.
This hardy rose has the everblooming quali-
ties of the Tea Roses with the delicious odor
of the La France. The great American
forcer and bedder, each shoot producing a
bud. A universal favorite. Not hardy.
ANNE DE DIESBACH— Brilliant crimson,
sometimes shaded with bright maroon. A
superb garden sort; fragrant, one of the
hardiest and best.
BARONNE DE BONSTETTIN— Rich, dark
red, passing to velvety maroon; fragrant;
very double.
CLIO-A rose of perfect form and finish,
with broad, thick petals, high full center, beau-
tiful from pointed bud to fully opened flower.
The color is a delicate satiny blush with slightly
deeper center. The plant is vigorous and blooms
freely, displaying its great flowers on good
stems against large rich leaves.
COQUETTE DES ALPS — White tinged with
pale rose, size medium, fine form, a free bloom-
er, dainty and attractive.
DUFFERIN — Rich, dark crimson, shaaiiig to
maroon; large, full, fragrant; a good grower;
one of the best dark roses.
FRAU KARL DRUSCHKI — Snow white, very
large, perfect form. A vigorous grower and
free bloomer. Bright, heavy foliage.
GENERAL JACQUEMINOT — This might be called the rose for the' million, for it is still a
universal favorite. Bright crimson-scarlet, exceedingly rich and velvety.
GENERAL WASHINGTON — Color brilliant crimson; very rich
and beautiful; large perfectly double and a free bloomer.
JOHN HOPPER — Color, a brilliant pink shaded with scarlet.
Very sweet, perfect, profuse bloomer. .
MAGNA CHARTA — Bright, clear pink, flushed with violet
crimson; flowers large, fine form, sweet, very double and free
bloomer.
MARGARET DICKSON — A very free grower, foliage large and
dark. Flower white, with pale flesh center; petals are thick and
bell-shaped; quite fragrant.
MARSHALL P. WILDER— New; color cherry carmine; con-
tinues in bloom long after others are out of flower.
MRS. JOHN LAING— Deep rose; large, fine form, fragrant,
vigorous grower and hardy. One of the most profuse bloomers.
PAUL NEYRON— Deep rose color, good foliage; by far the
largest variety in eultivation; one of the best.
PRINCE CAMILLE DE ROHAN — Very dark, rich velvety crim-
son, passing to intense maroon, shaded black; large full flowers.
One of the darkest roses and very handsome.
SOLEIL D»OR— Large, full and globular, fragrant; buds conical
shaped; color varying from gold and orange yellow to reddish
gold, shaded with nasturtium red.
ULRICH BRUNNER — An upright grower with
bright,, healthy foliage. Flowers are a bright
cherry red, good size and of fine form.
Tree Roses
Frau Karl Druschki
These plants are very attractive with the
long branches drooping and trailing to the
ground, covered with great clusters of flowers.
Flowers are semi-double, but are extremely
beautiful on account of their abundance and
showy colors. Not hardy. Best to plant in
half barrel and give winter protection.
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Baby Rambler Roses
PINK BABY RAMBLER— A brilliant rose
color.
RED BABY RAMBLER— Crimson flowers.
Very attractive and popular.
WHITE BABY RAMBLER— Pure white
flowers, produced in large candelabra-shaped
trusses.
Moss Roses
ADMIRAL DEWEY — Dark red, very vigor-
ous, one of the best.
BLANCH MOREAU — Pure white, large and
full, perfect form and well furnished with
deep green moss. Very strong grower.
CRESTED MOSS — The deep pink buds are
surrounded with a mossy fringe and crest;
fragrant. One of the best.
CAPTAIN JOHN INGRAM— Dark velvety
purple, large size, double.
GLORY OF MOSSES — Flowers large; color
pale rose. A strong grower, with fine,
healthy foliage.
PERPETUAL WHITE— Pure white, blooms
in clusters, double, beautiful, vigorous.
Climbing Roses
CRIMSON RAMBLER — Nothing equals this
as an all round hardy garden rose, on account
of its brilliant color, profusion of bloom and
length of time the flowers last. It may be
used as a climber, or can be grown in large
bush form. It blooms in large clusters of 50
to 100 flowers in a cluster, covering the foliage
its entire length with a solid mass of the most
beautiful, perfectly shaped miniature crimson
blossoms. Blooms last of June and remains in
flower longer than any other hardy out-door
rose.
DOROTHY PERKINS— This is a splendid new
shell-pink climbing rose. This new rose is of
the same strong habit of growth as the Crim-
son Rambler, and the flowers are borne in
clusters of thirty and forty and sometimes fifty
to sixty. The flowers are large for a rose of
this class. Very double and sweetly scented.
QUEEN OF THE PRAIRIE— Bright rose in
clusters, vigorous, very free bloomer.
SEVEN SISTERS — ^Fine, free bloomer, bright
scarlet; claimed by some to be hardier than
Prairie Queen.
Hybrid Tea
GRUSS AN TEPLITZ — Unquestionably the
finest brilliant red, hardy, ever-blooming gar-
den rose. The flowers are very showy and
handsome. It blooms constantly and continues
covered with flowers the whole season.
Miscellaneous Hardy Roses
HARRISON’S YELLOW— This variety blooms
early, making a brave shov^r with its bright
yellow flowers. It has small faintly fragrant
leaves and very thorny stems. In this variety
the flowers are of medium size, semi-double,
rich golden yellow, and produce very freely.
SALET — Clear rose color, very double, of
vigorous growth and abundant bloom. Per*
petual.
Gruss An Teplitz
Crimson Reimbler
PERSIAN YELLOW — Similar to above, but
with flowers fuller and of better form. Bright
yellow; the most double of this class. The
finest hardy yellow rose.
MADAM PLANTIER — Flowers pure white of
medium size; full; somewhat rosy in the bud
form; produced in greatest abundance quite
early in the season. The leaves are small; the
bush hardy and spreading. Fine for masses,
hedges, borders, cemeteries, etc.
CENTIFOLIA, Common or Cabbage Prov-
ence— Free. Rose color; large size, globular
form; very fragrant. A superb variety.
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Our New Illustrated and Descriptive Catalog of
Ornamental Shrubs
The planting of ornamental shrubs is very largely on the increase, and this is
as it should be, for with a good selection the lawn can always be beautiful. They
are mostly of medium size, enabling one to plant a great variety on a small plat,
and the wonderful assortment of foliage from the darkest green and purple to
light orange and silver tints. This addition to the great variety in the blossoms,
all unite to keep up a never failing interest. We have selected the very best
for our climate.
FLOWERING
SHRUBS — Variegated or
Colored Foliage — ■ Bar-
berry, Golden Elder,
S y r i n g a Variegated,
Weigela.
Shrubs that Flower
in May — Flowering Al-
m o n d s, Honeysuckle,
Japan Quince, Lilac,
Spirea Van Houttei
Snowballs, Spireas, Wistaria.
In June — Clematis, Deutzia, Elder, Honey-
suckle, Paeonies, Lilacs, Snowball, Spireas, Syringa, Wei-
gela, Wistaria.
In July — Clematis, Spirea, Honeysuckle.
In August and September — Bignonia, Clematis, Honey-
suckle, Hydrangea.
ALTHEA, or ROSE OF SHARON — Valuable because they bloom so
profusely in late summer when other flowers are scarce. They form
beautiful groups of hedges, their variety of colors making it possible
to use quantities of them even in small grounds.
ACACIA ROSE — This is one of the finest old shrubs in cultivation, perfectly
hardy and an absolute blaze of beauty when in bloom.
ALMOND, FLOWERING— Pink and white varieties. These beautiful shrubs are
desirable and scarce. Hardy.
CALYCANTHUS (Carolina Allspice)— A well
known native bush bearing very double, purple
fragrant flowers.
DEUTZIA — A very desirable shrub, of strong,
hardy growth, bearing an abundance of beauti-
ful racemes of double, pure white flowers.
ELDER GOLDEN — The leaves are a bright
and constant golden color; the flower cluster
pure white. Valuable for contrasts and for
massing.
FLOWERING CRAB, BECHTEL’S— About the
middle of May the trees are covered with beauti-
ful, double, pink, sweet-scented flowers, that
look like small roses at a distance. Tree is a
moderate grower, hardy and of upright habit.
One of the very best*.
HONEYSUCKLE, UPRIGHT— White and pink
flowers which contrast beautifully with the
foliage. Blossoms in June.
Hydrangea
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HYDRANGEA PANICULATA GRANDI-
FLORA — These plants are absolutely hardy,
grow in any soil and bloom the same year they
are set out. They flower abundantly, bearing
hundreds of immense panicles of bloom. White
turning to rose in autumn. An annual shorten-
ing of branches tends to increase the size of
the flowers. Very fine and valuable for ceme-
tery planting.
LILAC (Common Purple) — Bluish purple flow-
ers, well known.
LILAC (Common White) — Cream white flow-
ers.
LILAC (Persian Purple) — Of more slender
growth and finer foliage than the common
lilac. Flowers purple in large, loose panicles.
SNOWBALL (Common) — popular shrub.
Makes a large bush. Bears balls of pure white
flowers in June.
SPIREAS— Decidedly the best and hardiest
family of shrubs for the Northwest. Many beau-
tiful varieties of different colors and times of
flowering, from May to September. Of easiest
culture; should be planted everywhere.
S. AUREA — Golden leaf Spirea, with white
blooms and golden foliage; very showy.
S. BILLIARDII — Blooms in beautiful rose-col-
ored spikes from early summer till frost. Hardy
and very desirable.
S. VAN HOUTTEI — Graceful, with long, droop-
ing sprays, thickly studded with handsome,
pure white flowers; hence its popular name,
“Bridal Wreath.” The finest Spirea of them all.
S. CALLOSA ROSEA— Flowers from June to
September; of a pretty dwarfish habit; bloom
rose color.
SYRINGA (Mock Orange) — Beautiful, tall,
vigorous, hardy, with profuse, white, orange-
like flowers in May. Very popular.
WEIGELA ROSEA — Hardy, with profuse,
rosy, trumpet shaped flowers in May. The most
superb shrub of the season.
Hardy Climbing Vines
Ornamentals of this class are so hardy and so beautiful that they deserve
greater attention than they receive. No artist can produce pictures equal to the
wealth of beauty displayed by the elegant Wistaria, the graceful Honeysuckle,
or the charming and magnificent Clematis when in the glory of full bloom.
AMPELOPSIS (American Ivy or Virginia
Creeper, also called Woodbine) — A very rapid
grower, having beautiful dark green foliage,
assumes rich crimson hues in autumn.
C. MADAME EDOUARD ANDRE— Flowers
large, of a beautiful bright velvety red, very
free flowering and continuous bloomer.
AMPELOPSIS (Veitchii or Boston Ivy) —
Leaves a little smaller and more ivy like in
form than the foregoing. Overlapping each
other they form a dense sheet of green. The
plant requires a little protection the first
winter until it is established.
BIGNONIA (Scarlet Trumpet Flower) — A
splendid climber, vigorous and hardy, with
clusters of large, trumpet-shaped, scarlet
flowers in August.
CLEMATIS— The different varieties and
species of Clematis now in cultivation are of
the highest beauty and utility. They vary
greatly in their foliage and flowers and are
adapted to various uses.
C. COCCINEA — Distinct from other va-
rieties; bright coral scarlet flowers. July to
October.
C. FLAMMULA — The flowers of this va-
riety are very fragrant; requires a slight
protection in winter; very desirable.
C. JACKMANII— A very profuse blooming
variety with flowers from four to six inches
in diameter, of an intense violet-purple color
borne successionally in continuous masses on
the summer shoots. The very best sort for
general planting.
C, HENRYII — Fine bloomer; flowers large,
of a beautiful creamy white, consisting gen-
erally of from six to eight sepals. June to
October,
Clematis
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Our Ncav Illustrated and Descriptive Catalog of
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Hardy Climbing Vines — Continued
C. PANICULATA — A great novelty. One of
the most desirable, useful and beautiful of hardy
garden vines, a luxuriant grower, profuse
bloomer with fine foliage. Flowers of medium
size, very pretty and fragrant, produced in the
greatest profusion in late summer.
HONEYSUCKLE (Monthly Fragrant) — Blooms
all summer; very sweet.
HONEYSUCKLE (Hall’s Japan) — A strong,
vigorous, evergreen variety with pure white
flowers changing to yellow. Very fragrant;
covered with flowers from June to November.
Better have some winter protection.
WISTARIA— A most beautiful climber of rap-
id growth, producing long, pendulous clusters
of pale blue flowers. When well established
makes an enormous growth. It is very hardy
and one of the most superb vines ever intro-
duced.
Herbaceous Perennials
There is no floral novelty before the public tO
be compared to it for effectiveness and worth.
PEONIES — Herbaceous Peonies are among
the showiest and most useful of hardy plants,
and are fast becoming popular with the public.
They are all hardy and admirably adapted to
the climate of our most northern states, grow-
ing well in almost any location or soil, although
the flowers will be finer and the colors brighter,
if planted in a deep, rich loam, well manured.
The flowers are in all shades, froni red and lilac
to white, with blooms from four to eight inches
in diameter. Many of them are very double and
have a delicate and refreshing fragrance.
YUCCA FILAMENTOSA (Adam’s Needle)—
Thread-leaved, creamy white; stem three to
four feet high, covered with bell-shaped flower,
on laterals forming a pyramid; very striking.
Gladioli
Dahlias
DAHLIAS — Well known autumn flowering plants,
growing from two to five feet high, and producing
a profusion of flowers of the most perfect and
beautiful form, varying in color from the purest
white to the darkest maroon.
GLADIOLI — Of all our summer flowering bulbs
gladioli stand at the head of the most varied and
beautiful class. The flowers are produced in spikes
two feet in height and upwards; the brilliant scar-
let and crimson of some form a striking contrast
with the delicate shades and penciling of the lighter
colored varieties. By planting at intervals from
May 1st to middle of June a succession of flowers
can be had from July to October.
GOLDEN GLOW — We call attention to this not-
able novelty, and offer it as the finest herbaceous
border plant introduced for many years. It is of
easy growth and is giving complete satisfaction.
But few plants can vie w'ith it in attractiveness.
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Flowering Bulbs
to be Planted in the Fall
Barberry (Purple Leaf)
CROCUS — In various colors, single and dou
ble.
HYACINTHS— Among the bulbs used for win-
ter flowers, Hyacinth stands foremost on the
list. TwO' methods are employed in flowering
the hyacinth in winter, one in glasses filled
with water, the other in pots or boxes of soil.
JONQUILS— Pretty varieties of the Narcissus,
have a very agreeable fragrance; adapted to
either pots or out-door crxlture. The bulbs be-
ing small six or eight may be put in a six-
inch pot.
LILIES — The lilies are entirely hardy with
few exceptions. Quite fragrant and most of
the varieties are very beautiful.
LILIUM AURATUM— Gold banded lily of Ja-
pan.
L. CANDIDUM — Common white.
L. HARRISII (Bermuda Easter Lily) — Pure
white, trumpet shaped flowers, very fragrant.
The finest lily grown.
L. LANCIFOLUM ROSEUM (Rose Spotted).
L. LANCIFOLIUM RUBRUM (Red Spotted).
L. TIGRINUM (Double Tiger Lily)— Bright
orange scarlet with dark spots.
LILY OF THE VALLEY— This lily is as
hardy as any plant can possibly be, and when
planted in open ground will , increase pretty
rapidly.
TULIPS— Owing to the late spring frosts,
bedding plants cannot safely be planted be-
fore the early spring flowering bulbs are
through blooming. They thrive well in almost
any -soil. Should be planted during October and
November.
Hyacinths
Hedge Plants
BARBERRY (Purple Leaf) — An interesting
and beautiful variety with violet purple leaves
and red fruit.
JAPAN QUINCE — Unquestionably a fine plant
for an ornamental hedge. Grows very compact;
will submit to any amount of pruning,, while
the brilliant and showy scarlet flowers make
it exceedingly attractive.
PRIVET (Amoor River or Russian) — This is
the most beautiful hedge plant grown. It has
a luxuriant, glossy leafage and thick clusters of
fragrant white flowers. Hardy, free-growing, of
dense, neat habit; attractive all the year, in
berry, leaf, or flower. Makes a beautiful speci-
men plant, a fine screen, group or hedge.
PRIVET (California) — One of the finest for
hedges where it does not winter-kill. The fo-
liage is large and glossy, and is almost ever-
green. While we can furnish the California
Privet for hedging purposes, we do not recom-
mend it as being absolutely hardy north of the
41st parallel of latitude.
OSAGE ORANGE — One of the very best for
defensive hedges where it can be grown with-
out winterkilling. It is of vigorous habit, and
rapid, dense growth, and when kept properly
trimmed it not only makes an effective hedge,
but it is decidedly ornamental.
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Our New Illustrated and Descriptive Catalog of
Hardy Ornamental Trees
The stock of ornamental trees that we offer will be found to comprise a suffi-
cient number of kinds that are really valuable, so that our customers may, from
the list offered, secure such a variety as will give full satisfaction.
For Streets, Roads and Wide Avenues— i^.merican Flm, Sugar and Silver Maple, Carolina Poplar.
For Driveways through Lawns and Parks — Norway Maple, Tulip Tree, Catalpa, American Linden»
Single Specimens of Large Growth to be Branched from the Ground — Birches, particularly Cut-
Leaf Weeping; Austrian and Scotch Pines, Norway and Colorado Spruces, Balsam Fir.
Single Specimens of Medium Growth to be Branched from the Ground — Prunus Pisardii, Hem-
locks, White Pine, Arbor Vitae.
Strong Growing Trees of Pyramidal Habit — Carolina Poplar, Balsam Fire, Pyramidalis Arbor
Vitae.
Trees that Thrive in Moist Locations — American Flm, American Linden, Ash, Catalpas, Pop-
lars and Willows.
Trees that Thrive on Dry Knolls or Poor Soils— Silver Leaf Maples and Poplars.
Best Trees for Windbreaks — Norway and White Spruces, Scotch and White Pine, Carolina
Poplars and Silver Maples.
Flowering Trees — Judas Tree, Fringe Tree, White and Purple Lindens, Horse Chestnut, Catalpas*-
Cut-Leaved Trees — Cut-Leaf Weeping Birch, Weirs Cut-Leaf Maple.
Purple and Scarlet-Leaved Trees — Purple-Leaf Beech, Plum, Purple Norway Maple.
Birch, White
ASH, WHITE— Rapid growing tree, of fine, sym-
metrical outline. A valuable street or park tree
and should be extensively planted.
BIRCH, WHITE — A beautiful native tree, par-
ticularly in the northern part of the country. Its
shining white bark and slender, dark brown branches
make it a conspicuous and very attractive object.
Foliage large and handsome.
BOX ELDER — A fine, rapid growing tree, with
handsome, light green, pinated foliage and spread-
ing head; very hardy.
Elm« American White
CATALPA— A native of the South. A rapid grow-
ing, beautiful tree, with large heart-shaped leaves
and pyramidal clusters of white and purple flowers
a foot long. Blooms late in July.
CHESTNUT, AMERICAN or SWEET— Well
known beautiful tree, valuable for fruit and
timber. Should be planted only on thin, dry
soils.
CHESTNUT, HORSE — Common or white,
flowering. A very beautiful, well known tree,
with round, dense head, dark green foliage,
and an abundance of showy flowers in early
spring.
ELM, AMERICAN WHITE— The noble,
spreading, drooping tree of our woods. One
of the grandest of park or shade trees.
FRINGE, PURPLE — Very conspicuous in
mid-summer when veiled with a thick mist
of dusky purple flowers, so light as to simu-
late wreaths of smoke. This is sometimes
called “Smoke Tree.”
Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Vines, Shrubs, Roses and Plants
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SUGAR MAPLE — A beautiful, stately tree of
fine form; a desirable shade tree. Slow grower.
PLUM (Prunus Pissardii) — Purple leaved. One
of the most beautiful purple leaved trees or
shrubs. The leaves and shoots are of a rich,
peculiarly vivid dark purple, holding the color
well through the entire season. It also pro-
duces small, white, single flowers in great pro-
fusion in May, followed by black fruit of orna-
mental appearance. Winter pruning gives
stronger shoots and larger leaves.
WALNUT, BLACK — ^Valuable for nuts and
timber. It is hardy and succeeds best on a
rich, deep, moist soil. Too well known for
long description.
Weeping Varieties
BIRCH (Cut-Leaf Weeping) — Erect, stately,
rapid growing tree, with long, slender, pendant
branches, delicately cut leaves and silvery
white trunk; especially fine when near ever-
greens; hardy; the most elegant weeping tree
on the list.
ELM CAMPERDOWN, WEEPING— A vigor-
ous grower; leaves large, ‘dark green and
glossy, covering the tree with a luxuriant mass
of verdure; very desirable as an ornamental.
Maple (Silver Leaved)
CAROLINA POPLAR — Takes front rank
among best of poplars; it is one of the most
rapid growers among shade trees. Its branches
spread just enough to give it a symmetrical
appearance. It has advantages over other shade
trees because it will grow on any kind of soil,
swampy or muck, light or heavy. Its roots
penetrate the hardest soil, it withstands all
hardships and thrives in places where others
fail to live. It is easily started and gives shade
in a short time. Its leaves are large and stay
green till quite late in the fall.
CRAB (BechtePs Double Flowering) — This
blooms in early^ spring exhaling a most delight-
ful fragrance from its masses of double, delicate
pink flowers.
ELEGANUS (“Russi^ Wild Olive") — A very
hardy and quite a rapid growing tree with a
silvery foliage; very striking in appearance. Its
ability to endure extreme cold and drouth makes
it desirable for ornamental lawns and for hedges.
FRINGE, WHITE — A beautiful little tree,
with large, soft, heavy leaves, almost hidden
in spring time by clouds of delicate, fragrant,
white flowers of a drooping, fringe-like char-
acter.
LINDEN (American or Lime) — A rapid grow-
ing, large, beautiful native tree. Flowers very
fragrant.
MAPLE (Silver Leaved) — Leaves white under-
neath; of rapid growth; very ornamental and
one of the best street trees we have.
MAIDEN HAIR or GINKO TREE— pne of the
most beautiful lawn trees. Beautiful, rich,
glossy, fem-like foliage. Rapid growth. A tall,
upright grower.
MOUNTAIN ASH — ^Very hardy and handsome
with fine clusters of scarlet berries hanging on
the trees in winter; a beautiful tree for the
lawn.
NORWAY MAPLE — Of spreading, rounded
form; foliage large, dark green; a rich and ma-
jestic shade tree.
Carolina Poplar
MOUNTAIN ASH (European Weeping)— A
strong grower; remarkably pendant; perfectly
hardy; succeeds admirably on prairie soil.
TEAS’ WEEPING MULBERRY— Forms a per
feet umbrella shaped head, with long slende
branches drooping to the ground, parallel to
the stem; very hardy; one of the prettiest small
weeping trees.
WILLOW (Kilmarnock Weeping) — One of the
very finest weepers, but the stock upon which
it is usually budded is not perfectly hardy in
exposed situations.
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Our New Illustrated and Descriptive Catalog of
Hardy Evergreens
In handling and planting ever-
greens never allow the roots to
become dry for an instant. Their
juices are resinous, and when once
dry, water has no power to re-
store them; dip the roots in
“grout” or very thin mud, and
plant quickly; cover the roots
with fresh soil and with a heavy
piece of wood beat the earth solid
Evergreen Planting over them. Fill UP and pound Spruce
again, and finish by bringing fresh loose earth about the tree with a hoe. No
wind can now bend the trees about so as to break the tender rootlets as fast as
formed.
Use Scotch Pine, White Spruce, Norway Spruce, and White Pine for high
screens, and Arbor Vitae or Red Cedar for low ones.
ARBOR VITAE (American) — This plant is,
all things considered, the finest evergreen
for hedges. It is very hardy and easily
transplanted, few plants failing if properly
handled. It grows rapidly and with little
care, or rather by easy management, it soon
forms a most beautiful hedge, very dense
and perfectly impervious to the sight. It is
never planted to turn stock, but it forms a
most desirable and ornamental screen
to divide the lawn from other grounds.
ARBOR VITAE (Pyramidalis) — A
superb, new and hardy sort, of very
compact habit; much better than
the Irish Juniper, and grown in
a ' perfect column. Largely
planted in cemeteries, owing to
the small amount of space it
occupies. This is perhaps the
most valuable Arbor Vitae in
cultivation.
BALSAM FIR— A •
handsome, compactj^^
erect, pointed tree,
with short, soft
leaves, which are
dark green above,
silvery beneath, a
good grower.
HEMLOCK — An
elegant, pyramidal
tree, with drooping
branches and delicate dark
'foliage, like that of the
Yew; distinct from all other
trees. It is a beautiful lawn
tree and makes a highly orna-
mental hedge.
IRISH JUNIPER— Very erect
and tapering in its growth,
forming a column of deep green
foliage; a pretty little tree or
shrub, and a general favorite
for its beauty and hardihood.
PINE, AUSTRIAN or
BLACK— A remarkably robust,
hardy, spreading tree; leaves long, stiff, dark
green; growth rapid; valuable for this country.
Spruce, Colorado Blue
PINE, SCOTCH — Is one of the most rapid
growers while young, one of the best for
shelter planting in the West. It will make
the best windbreak in the least time of any;
it is a very valuable species.
PINE, WHITE — One of the best ever-
greens. The foliage is a warm, light green,
often with a bluish tinge. The leaves, in
fives, are three or four inches long, soft and
delicately fragrant. It does not grow
as rapidly the first few years as
some, but after being planted eight
or ten years it is the most rapid
grower of all our evergreens.
RED CEDAR — A well known
tree with fine deep green foliage;
variable in its growth; suitable
for ornamental hedges.
SPRUCE, COLORADO BLUE
— This species has
been tested at va-
rious points on the
prairies of the West
and Northwest with
perfect success, and
during a temperature
of 30 degrees below
zero, in exposed situ-
ations, entirely un-
injured. One of the
hardiest evergreens
and the most beauti-
ful in color and out-
line. “This is the
king of spruces,
clothed in royal robes of
silver and sapphire, a very
Kohinoor among the gems
of the Rockies.”
SPRUCE, NORWAY— A lofty,
elegant tree of perfect pyramidal
habit, exceedingly picturesque and
beautiful. One of the best ever-
greens for windbreaks.
SPRUCE, WHITE — A tall tree with compact
branches and light green foliage. Very hand-
some.
Our evergreens are given special care, handled carefully and trans-
planted frequently, so there is no danger in moving them from our nur-
series. Each tree is planted so that it grows symmetrically and develops
into a shapely specimen.
$1.00 AND $2.00 BARGAINS IN FLOWERING BULBS
By prepaid parcel post
WE HAVE A BIG STOCK
It is not our intention here to go through a long list of varieties. Any-
one v/ho wishes special named varieties should send for our special bulb cat-
alogue. The bulbs offered below are grown here at the Farm, and are all
tested varieties which will please every flower lover.
FRENCH CANNAS
We grew thousands of them last year, all named varieties. 12 New
distinct varieties in gorgeous colorings postpaid for $1.00; 25 for $2.00. You
cannot buy better varieties at any price.
DAHLIAS
We have grown as high as one hundred and fifty varieties several
years ago, but have discarded numerous varieties, as many of the so-called
rare and expensive sorts proved shy bloomers, and hard to keep over winter.
The varieties Ave offer now are hardy, splendid bloomers, and come in won-
derful shades of coloring. They will not disappoint you. 12 Bulbs postpaid
for $1.00 ; 25 for $2.00.
IRIS
Here we haA^e a flower as hardy as the oak and over one hundred and
fifty varieties of both Japanese and German to select from. We will mail
you postpaid, 12 distinct varieties of various shades and colorings for $1.00 ;
25 for $2.00.
GLADIOLUS
The wonder flower. First size bulbs. Our supreme mixture, great color
assortment. 20 Bulbs for $1.00, 50 Bulbs for $2.00, 100 Bulbs for $4.00; all
postpaid.
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Strawberries of Special Merit
We specialize in growing strawberries as onr soil produces a jjlant with a mass of
fibrous roots equal to any grown. Described on this page are carefully selected vari-
eties that are making money for the growers of strawberries all over the United States,
and which are well adapted to almost every kind of soil.
TO CUSTOMERS NORTH OF US. Your season is later than ours. Order your
plants during March or April before too far advanced. On receipt of the plants open
the bunches, and place in thin layers in trenches dug just deep enough to receive
plants. Heel in, then cover lightly with straw, and you will have the plants in the very
best of condition when ready for planting.
NOTE — 25 at 100 rate; 250 at 1000 rate.
D. for postage.
BIG GATE. P. A strong growing produc-
tive plant. Berries very large and irregular
in shape, and a very heavy yielder. Price,
100 for $1.35; 1000 for $7.50.
CHARGES FIRST. S. Very early, berries
are large and firm. The plant is a hardy
grower, and a good plant maker. Price, 100
tor $1,25; 1000 for $7.00.
DR. BURRIGG. S. Early. The plant is a
strong, healthy, vigorous grower, roots deep,
and a great drought resister. The young-
plants are longer and heavier rooted than
Dunlap. The berries of Dr. Burrill can be
shipped long distances and arrive in good
•condition. Price, 100 for $1.00; 1000 for $6.50.
EATON, S. A splendid new variety, mid-
season. Berries are a deep red, a perfect
cone in form. Fruits through a long season.
Plants are very deep rooted. A splendid
shipping and market berry. Price, 100 for
?1.50; 1000 for $10.00.
GIBSON. S. Late. Fruit large, conical,
bright red, firm, and of excellent quality.
Plants are strong, healthy, and vigorous. Up-
right grower of rampant dark green foliage.
Makes a great root system and one of the
best varieties. Price, 100 for $1.00; 1000 for
$6.50.
GGEN MARY. S. Late. Well known stand-
ard variety. A strong, vigorous growing
healthy plant. The berry is large and al-
ways commands the highest price in the
market. Needs rich soil, rather moist for
best results. Makes just enough plants for
a good fruiting row. Price, 100 for $1.25;
1000 for $7.50.
MINN. NO. 3. S. Originated at the Minne-
sota State Fruit Breeding Farm at Excel-
sior, Minn. It is one of the hardiest vari-
eties under cultivation, begins fruiting a few
days earlier than Dunlap, and under same
conditions its fruiting season is twice as
long as Dunlap. Minn. No. 3 is a cross be-
If wanted by parcel post let us send C. O.
tween Dunlap and Pocomoke. Grown at the
Station for the past six years and has been
tested in competition with about 50 stand-
ard varieties. And in this test it has been
proved without a doubt it is one of the best
varieties. Flowers are perfect, plant grows
very sturdy, fruit stems strong and upright.
Leaves large, very dark. Fruit large, oblong,
conical and necked. Color bright glossy red.
Firm solid meat. Flavor pleasant sub-acid.
A splendid market berry and a very heavy
cropper. Price, 100 for $1.25; 1000 for $7.50.
PARSON’S BEAUTY. S. This berry does
well nearly everyw-here and is one of our
standbys. Color bright crimson, medium
large, irregular. A fine table berry, and a
heavy producer. Be sure and try it. Medium
late. Price, 100 for $1.00; 1000 for $6.50.
KEGGOG’S PREMIER. S. Early. Beautiful
crimson color, conical and very firm, de-
licious flavor. Plants unexcelled for health,
vigor and mammoth root system. Requires
a rich moist soil for best results, and well
adapted to the hill or matted row. Price, 100
for $1.25; 1000 for $7.50.
AVM. BEGT. S. The Win. Belt is a variety
widely known for its high flavor and good
qualities in every w'ay. Fruit extra large,
firm, color bright showy red. Midseason.
Price, 100 for $1.00; 1000 for $6.50.
HOWARD NO. 17. S. To anyone looking
for a large, highly flavored, handsome berry
that produces immense crops, your search
is ended here. Howmrd No. 17 is one of the
largest berries grown. Rarely misshapen and
maintains its size during a long fruiting sea-
son. Color rich glossy red. Ripens early and
produces the bulk of its crop before the mar-
ket is full of other varieties. The plants are
wonderfully vigorous and healthy, and It is
adapted to wide conditions of soil and climate
from reports which have reached us on this
variety. We advise every berry grow-er to
try a few'. Price, 100 for $1.50; 1000 for
$10.00.
Ransom Nursery, Lima, O., May 2, 1921.
Geneva, O.
Dear Sirs : Received berry plants, very nice.
Yours truly,
C. D. BAKER.
Fullertow'ii, O., Sept. 21, 1921.
Ransom Nursery,
Dear Sir : Just a line to inform you that
our grapes which w'e purchased in the spring
came out fine, and we are very much pleased
with them. Now' I would like to know
whether you would be able to send me 1000
Concord and about 200 Niagara either this
fall or coming spring.
Yours truly,
JAMES PAVLIK, Sr.
Tripoli, Wis., May 11, 1920.
Ransom Nursery,
Geneva, O.
Dear Sirs : Received the plants today and am
well pleased w'ith them.
Yours truly,
MRS. R. MEYER.
Piedmont, Calif., May 26, 1921.
Ransom Nursery, 117 Highland Ave.
Geneva, O.
The roots I sent to you for arrived
safely and in good condition May 17th.
Thanking you for prompt attention to my
order, and generous roots, I am.
Yours very trul.v,
MISS F. E. BLAIR.
Campbell Printing Company, Des Moines, low'a.
PRICE OF CONCORD GRAPES
1 year No. 1 — Each, 12 cents; per 10, $1.00; per ICO, $8.00
2 year No. 1 — Each, 20 cents; per 10, 1.50; per 100, 12.00
CONCORD GRAPE
For Description see page 17.
Ransom Nurseries
Geneva, Ohio
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